Hair waving means



INVENTOR Hefe/2 .x7/$21012 March 29, 1932. H. A. TAYLOR HAIR WAVINGMEANS Filed Sept. 11, 1930 Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES HELENlALSTON TAYLon, or NEW Nomi, N. Y. c

My present invention relates toV anf-imf proved method and meansforwaving hair, especially waving the hair at the earsand forms a"v usefulandf'advantageous contribujl5 tionfand adjunct tothe art of hair-wavingincluding finger waving, sol-called, and the like. The object oftheinvention is,` to permit thehair at 'the ears to be waved more per-1il()` fectly aswell as more quickly than is ordi? vice 'comprises Vthecombination ofp-elements herein set forth and claimed. The `inventionwill bey understood from Vthe following de;

'- 25 scription in connection with the drawingsdisclosing aspecificembodiment of the invention which, however, `it will beunderstood, is put forward simply `as illustrative of the d inventionand not as' limiting itto the details 30 of'said embodiment except asmaybe required by the claims. Y Aj f y As a device, fthe inventioncomprises a coverV fitting over the ear forming -a surface suiiicientlycontinuous withY the head aga-inst which the operator'can press, combSandmanipulatethe-hair as though.l the ear were not there; and in itspreferred form another ob ject of the invention is to render-'the devicesanitary Vby Amaking the part of lthe device which contacts the eardetachable so that V after use it Y by' a fresh lpart.

Thesefand other .objects of the"inventionVV will appear from theVfollowing descriptionin connection with theldrawingsalreadyfreferredtofrf @y l "-5 nIn the drawings, Fig. lis a'perspectiveof an .eanlcovenwithin myinvention, the two partsl thereof being shownseparated g Figi.` 2

50 is a vertical section on the line 2 2 in Fig. 3

most diiii-z maybe discarded and substituted'- n `The ns'iigwnvINaAMEANsi` Application med sept-enter 1i, i930.V seriaINo. 481.274. d l

showing the lparts oftheear cover assembled and suspended on the earofthe user; Figs. 3V

and 4 are-views respectivelyfofthe insideand i i outside of theearLcover, the latter showing 4the ear in dotted outline underwthe cover,and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on the 'line 5&5 iirlffig.` 8looking in the direction of the arrows. p 1 VThis illustrated v namely,an 'inner part l offelt, fabric, paper, paste-board, or thelike,adjacent the earl; and an outer part 2 consisting of a thin sheet orplate preferablyof ametallic o riheat-abff` sorbing and reflecting"'rnaterial,v such as, p'olished aluminum for example. lThe. material yofthe part l mayY comprise any sufficiently heat-insulating materialAfor protecting the ear from the heatl absorbed and reflected by toy themetallic plate 2 during the drying heat treatmentof'the .hair to( setthe wave afin-nf'V it hasbe'enformed. j y i; .p

In area, the `device should preferably be considerably larger thantheear so thatwhen in position Vit-eirtends laterally well beyond the eartowards Vthe front andfbaclrof Vthe head. It is alsodesirable thatit'should ex tendfabove and below7 the ear.. The plate-'2 1" either hasor assumes, when in position 'over `the ear,fa`n outwardlyconvexformf'and provides a Vsurface sufficiently continuouswith the headlfor the operator to work against without interference from the ear.

The parts 1 and@ `maybe permanently united, but'iby preferencearesemieperma.-l f Y nently `or"detachably united as Vby a'drop of glueor cement or, as shown in the drawings,

by a clip 3 consistingof abentover portion ofthe metallic plateada'ptedto releasably1 en-v Y 'i *gage ai HP or mlgefforrlcd' on theY innerpart'l;

prefer to support git on or byfthe.4 ear itself.

under thehair and attached-to the learbefofre `beginning to wave thehair at thefear.; For

this purpc'is'e,y the illustrated device, thefindevice may' Besupr'rteda bestaat Y d vany Way pratcalein this connect-ion butzjI l Moreover, Iprefer to make the'supporting means suchftliattliejdevice canV beinsertedup 95 body of the part and a Hap 6 secured thereto at its topand ends. This flapV is made of springy material or'embodies a strip 7ofk springy material orany material tending to keep the mouth of thepocket open. The

pocket is yshaped to'slip over and receive into it thetop of the earandthereby support the device in covering position on thek ear. p Theillustratedinner part l When described in great detail comprising aVsingle piece of felt or fabric having a mainlportion'lal of.

similar shape but preferably I somewhat larger area than the metal plate2Q An inte#-Y gral continuation lb from the top-of said main or, otherlsuitable moreor less stiff material is laid inlthe foldthus formed.Then an arc 'uate lineV of stitchingl Sis applied through said mainfoldedportions over the top and ends of the stiffened insert? to form.theheretofore referred to downwardly opening Ypocket i5`Whose mouthtends to remain-*open for hooking'over the top of the ear. Theheretofore referred to lipor flange v4 adapted to be gripped .by theclip3Y ofthe metal plate ld'ofthe fold and the stitching.Y A

Myfmethod of hair Waving and the utility ofthe described'device cannovvbe readily understood. 'The operator7 having waved the Lwetted "hairdown tothe ears, 'will insert the device up under thependent hair andhang it over the ear, metal side outermost.

first fold which is located between the Vedge The operator will thenpress,comb and manipulate the hair against the device which itisperfectly easyto. do because it is ja flat smooth surface ycomparableto the other por- Y tions of the hea-d Where the operator canvvorkVlagainst thefscalp. This is a greatadvantage over the ordinary methodsWhere. the oper-t `vato'rg-:to avoid interference by the ear, dividesthe hair andrwaves it -in'tWo parts, one ahead andthe other in back ofthe `ear. n However,

" ordinarily the Waves-in the two parts `do not match when broughttogether and alsothe Departs tendto lseparate .unless greater skill isexercised-than that possessedby the average operator. The otheralternative ris totwave thefhair over the bare. ear which also leads toan'imperfect performanceby thev average Operatorbecause thengers mustpress the Yhairl against uneven surfaces andthe comb tendsrto catchinithem, and the 'conditions vrare,- entirely different from Workingagainst the scalp and tend to an imperfect result.

All ofrrthis difficulty is remedied by1my-de vice fwh-ich gives lat theear: Y af smooth 4 irm surface to'work against comparable to the scalpand enablespany `average operator` to Wave` the Yhair at the ears vasif'highlyskilled.`

.Y Continuing withjthe' description" of the 'mede of operation r--Thehair at theV V other ear having also been waved over a duplicateear-coverin step is the i hair to set the Wave.V During thisV step thedevices are still `kept in place on both ears.k

device applied thereto, 'the next The usual net maybe placed over thehead to prevent the streams offhot air from diseat treatment to dry thevwetted-V turbing thewa've. Thisjtakea acomparatively long time,especially 'to dry the hair at Vthe ears in theordinary method, Whereaswhen the `metallicear"covers are used the e* metal continuously takes upthe heat and continuously reflects it back vthrough the hair so thatitdries there With remarkable quickness. VThe4 metallic 'cover cannot burnthe userbecauseit is held out ofcentactwith the ear bythe innerpart l,

lgance becausethe discarded parts are/inexpensive; 1n fact, the Wholedevice is inexpensive and remarkably ecient and makes it possible forany peratorof'onlyV average skill ltodo, excellent waving; A t2-cons1sts, it Will be seenyofthat part of the K It will .be understoodthat changes modifications may be madel in the foregoing other thanthose suggested and also .that parte may be omitted andv added theretolWithout departing from the scope and spiritlof theV invention or fromthe scf/operand spiritof the claims.

l' What I claim isz,

2. A device against whichtowave the/*hair fi' lat,r the earV-comprisingfa `flexible metallicl plate i larger in area' than thevearand supportable Y to include theear. p Y v i p3.- wA device againstwhich to wave the yhair at the earvcomprising a metallic cover sup-Yportable to include the ear with its margin at the sideofy the headbeyond the ear; and means for heat-insulating said'cover from theear.l,Y

4.' A-device against'which to wave-'thehair at the ear comprising a'metallic plate; and

means rpassociated with said plate fory support ing it at the earandffcn. heatQinsulating. it from the'ear.- Y L Y 5, A devicewagainstWhichto Wave' the hair aus',

at the ear 'comprising-a metallic plate; and t Y means associated withsaid plate.;fol-Sup` 'port'mgt at the ear and f0.1" heb'insulating f itfromftheear, said plateand-sadxnens being releasably attachedi'together, 6. Avdevice against which to Wavethe, hair means associatedwith 'said-plate" foristas at'fthe ear comprising a metallic plaie;land' f L''. A device against which to wave the hair at the earcomprising a metallic,` plate at the side of the head adapted toincludeunder it the ear; a pad of heat-insulating material oo-extensivein area with the plate, said pad being attached to the plate and beinglocated l Y between it and the head; said pad next the ear having nearits top a downwardly opening pocket adapted to hook over the upper partof the` ear. Y

In witness whereof I have hereuntosigned my name this 4th day of Se t.,1930.

' HELEN ALSTN TAYLOR.

